prompt_sorin_precmd_async:local:13: not valid in this context: -A

[unphased]

This error

prompt_sorin_precmd_async:local:13: not valid in this context: -A

is appended to each new prompt on macOS Sierra after updating to recent commit on master.

modules/prompt/functions/prompt_sorin_setup:66 which is line 13 of prompt_sorin_precmd_async is:

local tmp_prompt_var=$(typeset -p git_info)

[unphased]

I do have a terminal that has been long-running and has old zsh configuration. There is a difference: The working code returns for typeset -p git_info

typeset -A git_info
git_info=(status '$(coalesce " %B%F{2}master%f%b" "" " %B%F{3}aac4f7b%f%b") %B%F{7}◼%f%b' )

and this correlates with whether i'm in a git repo and its state, naturally.

In the new code, the result is

typeset: no such variable: git_info

also probably coming over stderr so it doesn't get slurped up at all...

So I don't know what is different but this isn't working right on Sierra. Everything's fine in Ubuntu.

[belak]

There are a myriad of issues with how async is implemented in the sorin prompt. I have an experimental prompt I've been using which is based off the sorin prompt to learn zsh-async (https://github.com/belak/dotfiles/blob/master/belak/zsh/prompt_belak_setup) but I've got a few tweaks to make before the sorin prompt can be updated to match. It should fix this issue (among other things).

[unphased]

Trying set -x now
Ubuntu:

+git-info:56> local stashed_formatted
+git-info:57> local status_cmd
+git-info:58> local status_mode
+git-info:59> local unindexed=0
+git-info:60> local unindexed_format
+git-info:61> local unindexed_formatted
+git-info:62> local unmerged=0
+git-info:63> local unmerged_format
+git-info:64> local unmerged_formatted
+git-info:65> local untracked=0
+git-info:66> local untracked_format
+git-info:67> local untracked_formatted
+git-info:70> unset git_info
+git-info:71> typeset -gA git_info
+git-info:74> git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+git-info:74> is-true ''
+is-true:1> [[ -n '' ]]
+git-info:75> return 1
zsh: write error
+prompt_sorin_precmd:1> setopt LOCAL_OPTIONS
+prompt_sorin_precmd:2> unsetopt XTRACE KSH_ARRAYS
+_zsh_highlight_main__precmd_hook:1> _zsh_highlight_main__command_type_cache=( )
slu@ubuntu-sluvm ~ ❯❯❯ +-zsh:1> prompt_sorin_git_info                                                        ⏎
+prompt_sorin_git_info:1> ((  _prompt_sorin_precmd_async_pid > 0  ))
+prompt_sorin_git_info:3> [[ -s /tmp/zsh-1000/sorin-prompt-async-zfpylrgPfn ]]
+prompt_sorin_git_info:4> alias 'typeset=typeset -g'
+prompt_sorin_git_info:5> source /tmp/zsh-1000/sorin-prompt-async-zfpylrgPfn
+/tmp/zsh-1000/sorin-prompt-async-zfpylrgPfn:1> typeset -g -g -A git_info=( )
+prompt_sorin_git_info:6> RPROMPT+='${git_info:+${(e)git_info[status]}}'
+prompt_sorin_git_info:7> unalias typeset
+prompt_sorin_git_info:11> _prompt_sorin_precmd_async_pid=0
+prompt_sorin_git_info:14> zle
+prompt_sorin_git_info:14> zle reset-prompt
slu@ubuntu-sluvm ~ ❯❯❯

Sierra:

+git-info:56> local stashed_formatted
+git-info:57> local status_cmd
+git-info:58> local status_mode
+git-info:59> local 'unindexed=0'
+git-info:60> local unindexed_format
+git-info:61> local unindexed_formatted
+git-info:62> local 'unmerged=0'
+git-info:63> local unmerged_format
+git-info:64> local unmerged_formatted
+git-info:65> local 'untracked=0'
+git-info:66> local untracked_format
+git-info:67> local untracked_formatted
+git-info:70> unset git_info
+git-info:71> typeset -gA git_info
+git-info:74> git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+git-info:74> is-true ''
+is-true:1> [[ -n '' ]]
+git-info:75> return 1
+prompt_sorin_precmd:1> setopt LOCAL_OPTIONS
+prompt_sorin_precmd:2> unsetopt XTRACE KSH_ARRAYS
+_zsh_highlight_main__precmd_hook:1> _zsh_highlight_main__command_type_cache=( )
~ ❯❯❯ prompt_sorin_precmd_async:local:13: not valid in this context: -A                           ⏎

Does not appear to be enough evidence for anything. gonna do more set -x in places.

[unphased]

I'm seeing this on Sierra:

+prompt_sorin_precmd_async:14> typeset -p git_info
+prompt_sorin_precmd_async:14> local 'tmp_prompt_var=typeset' -A git_info 'git_info=()'
prompt_sorin_precmd_async:local:14: not valid in this context: -A

ubuntu...

+prompt_sorin_precmd_async:14> typeset -p git_info
+prompt_sorin_precmd_async:14> local tmp_prompt_var='typeset -g -A git_info=( )'
+prompt_sorin_precmd_async:16> tmp_prompt_var='typeset -g -A git_info=( )'
+prompt_sorin_precmd_async:18> tmp_prompt_var='typeset -g -A git_info=( )'
+prompt_sorin_precmd_async:20> tmp_prompt_var='typeset -g -A git_info=( )'
+prompt_sorin_precmd_async:21> printf '%s\n' 'typeset -g -A git_info=( )'
+prompt_sorin_precmd_async:25> kill -WINCH 121362

[unphased]

@belak is there another prompt that has almost as many features that is more stable?

[belak]

Right now, I'm not sure... I'm partial to agnoster, but that has a known potential security hole in it and we need to decide how to handle it... I'll hopefully have a fix for sorin some time today though.

[unphased]

Alright. I've switched to paradox theme. It's got some quirks with its completion helper printing though.

[belak]

There's a potential fix in the PR which I just opened. :) Feel free to check it out and let me know if you still have problems with it.

[unphased]

running your PR now. seems good so far

[crivotz]

I have the same problem in Debian 8.8 zsh 5.0.7
I tried the PR #1385 but I get the following messages:

prompt_sorin_precmd:8: command not found: async_flush_jobs                                                                                                                                        
prompt_sorin_precmd:19: command not found: async_job

[belak]

When you switched to the other branch did you make sure submodules were updated?

[unphased]

@crivotz I encountered the same, @belak's suggestion to update the submodules is exactly right. git submodule update --init --recursive

[crivotz]

@belak @unphased Thanks all works fine.